WHOLESALE PRICES AT TOKYO CENTRAL WHOLESALE MARKET
All prices shown are in yen/kg unless otherwise stated. Exchange rates are:
118-120 yen = U.S.$1.00 for March 20 - April 1, 1999
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Species Date of Sales Origin Price range (yen/kg)
Sale volume High Average Low
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BLUEFIN TUNA, fresh
April 1 35 fish Italy 7,000- 4,133- 2,000
BIGEYE TUNA, fresh
April 1 50 fish Sri Lanka 3,600- 1,509- 400
March 30 10 fish New Zealand 5,500- 2,840- 1,000
March 30 16 fish Australia 6,200- 4,570- 1,500
March 30 10 fish New Caledonia 5,000- 2,980- 1,900
YELLOWFIN TUNA, fresh
April 1 6 fish Australia 3,300- 2,233- 1,500
SEA URCHIN ROE, fresh
April 1 1,440 trays North America 3,800 - 2,700/tray*
March 26 2,510 trays Canada 4,000 - 400/tray*
March 26 2,256 trays Chile 3,800 - 500/tray*
March 25 471 trays Los Angeles 7,400 - 3,500/tray*
March 25 1,099 trays San Francisco 5,300 - 1,500/tray*
March 25 4,122 packs 1,100 - 200/pack**
*(tray=280-380 grams in net weight) **(pack= 100 grams in net weight)
ALASKA POLLOCK ROE, salted, processed, frozen, grade A
U.S.A. Large 2,500 - 1,500
Medium 3,500 - 1,800
Small 2,700 - 1,600
HERRING ROE, salted, processed, grade A
Canada Large 5,500 - 4,800
Medium 4,500 - 3,800
Small 4,000 - 3,500
HERRING ROE ON KELP
Canada 6,000 - 4,000
San Francisco 4,000 - 2,500
SALMON ROE (SUJIKO), salted, processed
Red: Alaska Grade A
Grade B
Grade C
Chum: Alaska Grade A
Grade B
Grade C
Pink: SE, Alaska Grade A 2,000 - 1,800
SALMON ROE (IKURA)
Japan Top grade 5,500 - 5,200
Alaska 3,500 - 3,300
OYSTER, fresh
April 1 Sanriku, Japan 1,200 - 600
Hiroshima, Japan 800 - 600
SARDINE, fresh, extra large
March 30 Japan 1,500 - 1,000
FLOUNDER, fresh
March 30 Japan 3,300 - 2,000
March 30 U.S.A. 2,200 - 1,500
March 30 China 2,300 - 1,600
SALMON
Red, frozen, dressed, IQF, grade A
Bristol Bay, Alaska
2-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,100
4-6 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
6-9 lbs/fish 1,250 - 1,200
SE, Alaska
2-4 lbs/fish 1,150 - 1,100
4-6 lbs/fish 1,200 - 1,150
6-9 lbs/fish 1,300 - 1,250
Red, fresh, wild
Alaska
Silver, frozen, dressed
Chile 2-4 lbs/fish 720 - 700
4-6 lbs/fish 760 - 750
6-9 lbs/fish 750 - 740
Silver, frozen, Net
Alaska 4-6 lbs/fish 620 - 600
King, fresh
New Zealand 3-4 kg/fish 1,000 - 850
Atlantic, fresh, semi-dressed, standard grade
Norway 3-4 kg/fish 900 - 700
SABLEFISH, frozen, dressed Alaska& Canada
Over 7 lbs/fish 1,050 - 980
5-7 lbs/fish 1,100 - 1,030
4-5 lbs/fish 1,050 - 980
3-4 lbs/fish 980 - 950
2-3 lbs/fish 950 - 930
1-2 lbs/fish 900
SNOW CRAB (TANNER CRAG), C. bairdi, section with claw, cooked frozen,
shrink-pack, 5 kg-carton Alaska 5 L 2,300 - 2,100
4 L 2,200 - 1,800
SURIMI, frozen Ship-processed: SA 480 - 450
FA 450 - 420
Land-processed: 380 - 300
ROCK SOLE, with roe L 520 - 350
M 500 - 370
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ABALONE, live Japan Kuro 7,000 - 6,500
Ezo 9,500 - 7,000
Tokobushi 3,500 - 2,000
Australia 5,000 - 4,500
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Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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